On TV, those getting abortions tend to be younger, whiter, wealthier, and less likely to already be parents than those getting abortions in real life.
in the U.S — rather than a surgical one. “We did a medication abortion because that’s how it would have been done,” creator Josh Thomas tells Refinery29. “But it’s a challenge narrative-wise, because it’s not as straightforward a process.” In a, you take one pill — mifepristone — to block your body’s progestrone and keep the pregnancy from progressing. Then, up to 48 hours later, you take another medication — misoprostol — to empty your uterus.
Both the Australian and U.S. network, Pivot, were open to the episode. “I’m Australian, and we don’t have as extreme views about abortion as Americans do,” Thomas says. “It’s not something I thought about that much.” While the episode mostly slid under the radar of anti-choicers, it was praised by entertainment publications and fans. “The show wasn’t popular enough to get any clapback, to be honest,” Thomas jokes.
The writers consulted with Planned Parenthood, and realized during that process that this would be the first television series to show a Latina lead character getting an abortion. Xo is also in her 40s and already a mother — two other groups who are underrepresented when it comes to abortion on TV. According towent meta in a Season 2 episode in which manicurist Virginia decides to get an abortion.
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